My mom has a recessed stoma which is situated in a crease in her belly. No matter what I have tried, her appliance keeps leaking. I'm using the Hollister barrier rings and it helps but it doesn't stop the leakage. I use half of a ring to mold into the creases on both sides of the stoma and then I apply a whole ring on top of that. Then I put the appliance on top of that and use a hair dryer to warm everything up to get a good adhesion. Her stool still gets under the bag causing pancaking which causes the appliance to leak. I don't know what to try now. The appliance she uses is a flat one piece. I don't know if posting a picture of her stoma is allowed on here. I'm new. Her stoma nurses are not any help. I've had to teach them what I've learned on how to care for her stoma. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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